Lanjarón
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| Lanjarón | |
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| Coordinates: 36°55′N 3°28′W / 36.917°N 3.467°WCoordinates: 36°55′N 3°28′W / 36.917°N 3.467°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Granada |
| Comarca | Alpujarras |
| Judicial district | Órgiva |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Mariano Ruiz Rodríguez (2007) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.38 km2 (23.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,908 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lanjaronense o cañonero, -ra |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 18420 |
| Official language(s) | |
Lanjarón is a municipality and town in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain.
Lanjarón has a ruined castle and chalybeate baths.[1]
This spa town is most famous, however, for its eponymous bottled water company, the first ever established in Spain, whose products are sold throughout the country.
[edit] Death prohibition
Lanjarón is one of several places in Europe and South America which prohibit death.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Alpujarras at 1911encyclopedia.org
- ^ Spanish Mayor Outlaws Death (bottom of page)
[edit] External links
- Lanjarón Township Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía (Ministry of Environment of the Junta de Andalucia)
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